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Which word is most closely connected to the concept of segregation in cities?

A
economy
B
enclave
C
factory
D
subway
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Read the quote from Applied Christianity: Moral Aspects of Social Questions by Washington Gladden.“In every community there are men of goodwill, who, if they had the money, could organize [efforts] among the [poorest] classes by which many of them could be saved...”Who are the “men of goodwill” that Gladden describes?

A
social Darwinists
B
wealthy people
C
immigrants
D
reformers
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Between 1790 and 1900, cities in America

A
grew rapidly as people moved to urban centers looking for work.
B
shrank as rural areas became more popular.
C
shrank as people began moving to the suburbs.
D
grew slowly as they industrialized.
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During the late 1800s, the Chinese immigration rate

A
decreased as a result of US government legislation.
B
decreased as a result of improved living conditions in China.
C
increased as a result of the California Gold Rush.
D
increased as a result of job opportunities in the US.
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What happened to most immigrants when they arrived at Ellis Island?

A
They were detained for days or even months.
B
They were released into the United States within hours.
C
They were imprisoned, quarantined, or both.
D
They were returned to the countries they had left.
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Which of the following best describes nativists' views on Chinatowns?

A
They believed Chinatowns were unlike other parts of a city and should not exist.
B
The believed Chinatowns were dangerous but necessary to promote assimilation into American culture.
C
They believed Chinatowns were strange, but they added rich culture to a city.
D
They believed Chinatowns were necessary because they segregated immigrants from other parts of the city.
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Which is a set of push and pull factors tied to immigration that are most directly related?

A
famine and jobs
B
war and peace
C
poverty and religious freedom
D
famine and peace
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Who received benefits from settlement houses in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

A
young women from wealthy families
B
immigrants who had recently come to America
C
reformers like Jacob Riis and Lincoln Steffens
D
members of the middle-class people who needed a place to live
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Why was the term political machine used to describe corrupt political systems in the late 1800s?

A
Political machines ran very smoothly, like clocks.
B
Political machines created cycles that turned, like gears.
C
Political machines were led by factory owners.
D
Political machines worked like assembly lines.
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Supporters of the spoils system claimed it made government more efficient because like-minded individuals cooperated. Opponents claimed it made government less efficient because

A
officials did little work.
B
the followers of the loyal party did not cooperate.
C
no officials were worthy of office.
D
many experienced officials left office after each election.
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In the late 1800s and early 1900s, reformers helped immigrants assimilate into American culture by

A
isolating them from American citizens.
B
separating them from their family members.
C
teaching them how to speak English.
D
teaching them foreign languages.
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Why didn’t the reforms made after President Garfield’s assassination completely reduce corruption nationwide?

A
The reforms applied only to state governments.
B
The reforms applied only to the federal government.
C
The reforms applied only to city governments.
D
The reforms applied only to city and state governments.
13

Which of the following was the primary “spoil” in the spoils system?

A
money from the federal treasury
B
the downfall of political machines
C
contracts for construction work
D
positions in government office
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What was an effect of the growth of the service industry in the late 1800s?

A
The number of people who worked in factories decreased.
B
The number of people who worked in factories increased.
C
The urban middle class grew.
D
The urban middle class shrunk.
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Which of the following best illustrates a direct consequence of the social gospel movement?

A
Hundreds of settlement houses opened across the United States.
B
Social Darwinists began encouraging people not to help less-fortunate people.
C
The Salvation Army offered different kinds of services to less-fortunate people.
D
Protestant Christians formed groups that opposed drinking alcohol.
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The explosion of European immigration into the United States in the late 1800s can best be explained by

A
a wide variety of entry points into the United States.
B
an increase of Asian immigration through Angel Island.
C
pull factors in Europe and push factors in America.
D
push factors in Europe and pull factors in America.
17

According to the United States' 1907 Gentleman’s Agreement with Japan,

A
the Japanese government would stop issuing passports to citizens intending to immigrate to the US.
B
the Japanese government would only issue 5,000 passports per year to citizens intending to immigrate to the US.
C
the US government could revoke the citizenship of Japanese immigrants already settled in the US.
D
the US government could refuse to grant passports to American citizens intending to immigrate to Japan.
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What is one similarity between Ellis Island and Angel Island?

A
Both served immigrants of mostly European descent.
B
Both served immigrants of mostly Asian descent.
C
Both often detained immigrants for weeks or months.
D
Both required that immigrants pass health inspections.
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Which statement best explains why immigrants and factory owners worked together but often lived in different parts of a city?

A
Immigrants usually lived in the outskirts of cities, far from the places where they worked.
B
Legal restrictions forced immigrants and factory owners to live in separate parts of most cities.
C
Factory owners preferred to live in the outskirts of a city in neighborhoods that reminded them of rural areas.
D
Public transportation made it possible for factory owners to live in parts of a city that immigrants could not afford.
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The majority of people who immigrated to America in the late 1800s and early 1900s

A
adopted America’s established religions.
B
started businesses with their own resources.
C
bought land and became farmers.
D
worked at challenging jobs in the cities.

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